Raj renounces Canada to become British
Raj Beri, WG'07
Issue date: 11/20/06 Section: Perspectives
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In a surprise move, Wharton 2nd year student Raj Beri renounced his Canadian citizenship and became British over the weekend. Many in the Wharton community were surprised at the announcement.
"Wow, this is a shock," commented one fellow student, "He was always so proud of being Canadian. Especially when he was hammered. He'd be like Canada this and Canada that, saying stuff like 'this would never happen in Canada' when he'd get kicked out of a bar and how much better the beer in Canada was, etc."
The Journal caught up with Mr. Beri and asked him about the decision: "I can't really point to one reason" said Raj, "It was a progression I think. I mean, a lot of my friends here at Wharton are British. I think over the last year I've hung out with them more and more, and it just feels like the right thing to do. Believe me, if you told me a year ago that I'd care about the Premiere League and the FA cup, I would have said you're crazy, but now? Go Spurs!"
Some of Mr. Beri's friends did start seeing differences in his vocabulary and dressing style over the last year, "Yeah, we'd be out in Old City lining up at a bar and he'd say stuff like, 'Look at the size of this queue', or, 'Anyone else fancy a bite to eat before going inside?' Seriously, who talks like that? Then he'd talk about some girl he was trying to pull. Pull where? It was like he was speaking another language." Commented a Canada Club member, "He started showing up at the bar where we watch Leaf games in some sort of ugly rugby shirt with his collar popped up. We all thought it was kind of strange. And when he started watching the Ryder Cup or asking us if we knew how many runs England had put up on the day in the big test match, we knew something was up. What the hell is a test match anyway?"
Raj readily admitted he gradually became more enamored with the UK and the idea of being British while at Wharton. "We'd be out late at night at Little Pete's and my British friend would be looking at the menu and say, 'I'd like some Bangers and Mash'.
"Wow, this is a shock," commented one fellow student, "He was always so proud of being Canadian. Especially when he was hammered. He'd be like Canada this and Canada that, saying stuff like 'this would never happen in Canada' when he'd get kicked out of a bar and how much better the beer in Canada was, etc."
The Journal caught up with Mr. Beri and asked him about the decision: "I can't really point to one reason" said Raj, "It was a progression I think. I mean, a lot of my friends here at Wharton are British. I think over the last year I've hung out with them more and more, and it just feels like the right thing to do. Believe me, if you told me a year ago that I'd care about the Premiere League and the FA cup, I would have said you're crazy, but now? Go Spurs!"
Some of Mr. Beri's friends did start seeing differences in his vocabulary and dressing style over the last year, "Yeah, we'd be out in Old City lining up at a bar and he'd say stuff like, 'Look at the size of this queue', or, 'Anyone else fancy a bite to eat before going inside?' Seriously, who talks like that? Then he'd talk about some girl he was trying to pull. Pull where? It was like he was speaking another language." Commented a Canada Club member, "He started showing up at the bar where we watch Leaf games in some sort of ugly rugby shirt with his collar popped up. We all thought it was kind of strange. And when he started watching the Ryder Cup or asking us if we knew how many runs England had put up on the day in the big test match, we knew something was up. What the hell is a test match anyway?"
Raj readily admitted he gradually became more enamored with the UK and the idea of being British while at Wharton. "We'd be out late at night at Little Pete's and my British friend would be looking at the menu and say, 'I'd like some Bangers and Mash'.
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Stephanie Hoffman
posted 2/21/07 @ 5:02 AM EST
Hi, you did not need to renounce your Canadian nationality to become British. In your home country of India, you do, but you could have remained a dual citizen. (Continued…)
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